[vyper]

Alright I already commited this to bugzilla but I'm so damned upset I have to ask you guys wot you think now. The dx8 release won't run on my system, it just comes up with a failure to initialise Direct 3d. My card is a Matrox G400 32MB.

Don't get me wrong guys, I ain't pulling anyone up - this is all great work I just wanted to get some opinions to see if I can fix this problem without any changes to the code.

[RandomTiger]

Dont worry vyper, I've actually been trying to get in contact with you. If you are willing to work with us on this we'll get it all sorted out.

Problems like this are inevitable, all people working on DX8 have been used GF4's, its surprising its going as well as it is on other cards (except yours).

I have sent you another exe that will give us more debug on the problem hopefully.

[vyper]

RT, sorry i lost u on ICQ mate but my connection is being a biatch! Could you PM me those questions and I'll get them back 2 u asap?

[RandomTiger]

I've disabled my PM cos I dont like it, could have it here

I need to know if it came up with the mode selection dialog box.
If it did tell me what you selected and go and have a go at that exe I sent you and give me the debug file.

[Raven2001]

The DX8 source has been released??? Where??? WHERE??????

[EdrickV]

DX8 builds have been going out to people on the tester list. Want to try it? Get on the list!

[RandomTiger]

Originally posted by EdrickV
DX8 builds have been going out to people on the tester list. Want to try it? Get on the list!

He is! I mislayed his e-mail address, thats why he didnt get anything. Sorted out now.

[EdrickV]

Originally posted by RandomTiger


He is! I mislayed his e-mail address, thats why he didnt get anything. Sorted out now.

Ahhh. Ok. Now to go pop up Bugzilla. I am not fond of Bugzilla. And after that, maybe some more FS2 tourture testing.

[RandomTiger]

Originally posted by EdrickV


Ahhh. Ok. Now to go pop up Bugzilla. I am not fond of Bugzilla.

I didnt like it at first, ask Inquisitor, but Im starting to get into it.

[EdrickV]

Part of the reason I don't like it is that a lot of those drop down boxes don't seem to have enough options (there is for instance no general or graphics components, and no any version for the FS2 version. And there are graphical bugs that affect any version of FS2.) I'm also never sure if the bug report actually works. (I've tried submitting some before but don't know if it actually worked then.

[RandomTiger]

I would like to see a box for gfx cards and many other things however Ed doesnt seem to have put them in yet.

If you want to report a general bug that was in the original game, choose public release (I think)

[Inquisitor]

Seems harder than I thought to do, and going to the IGC put a kink in my schedule

I will make a buzilla category though, so I can get all these things logged

I like the idea of bugzilla a whole lot, better than the bug systems I have written in the past

[RandomTiger]

vyper, I cant send e-mail or use ICQ so Im putting this here:

Please try this: http://fs2source.warpcore.org/exes/debug.zip
And post me the debug here.

[IceFire]

Hey I gave the debug a try.  Looks very good for starters.  I ran into some crashes.  I will attempt to replicate first before I send you anything.  In any case, where should I paste the spew of code.

Here?  E-mail?  Somewhere else?  

[RandomTiger]

Bugzilla, please leave your gfx card details:

http://fs2source.warpcore.org/bugzilla/index.cgi

[IceFire]

Hrrm.  Ok will have to make an account later.  For the moment, the consistant problem appears to be with swarm missiles.  Other than that, I'm very very impressed.  Will submit a bug report when I've got a bit more time.

[Inquisitor]

Might be something not caught from when we did those misssile corrections. when you get a chance, enter da bug so we can hunt it down...